Utility Boilers from Thermax Babcock & Wilcox

Radiant
Utility
Boiler

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Utility Boilers from Thermax Boiler
Babcock & Wilcox
Technology

Then…

Now…

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Background

» Developed by Babcock & Wilcox, USA

» First Radiant Boiler (RB) unit installed in 1936
» 700+ RB installations worldwide, upto 900 MW
» Operating pressure: subcritical range
» Operating temperature: 538 - 566°
566°C
» Carolina type RB designed for pulverised coal
» El Paso type RB designed for natural gas and/or oil

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Key Technical Features

» Front wall/opposed wall firing technique
» Multiple levels of burners (1 standby)
» Interlacing of burners at different elevations
» Single drum construction; top-
top-supported unit
» Balanced draft, natural circulation design
» B&W mills of vertical spindle type
» Coal feeders with load cell for coal flow
measurement
» Ceramic
Ceramic--lined bends in fuel conveying pipes
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Key Technical Features…contd.

Features…contd.
» Axial/centrifugal type PA & FD fans
» Centrifugal type ID fan
» B&W design low NOx DRB-
DRB-XCL burners
» All seamless tubes and headers for pressure parts
» Machine welded membrane wall furnace
» Steam cooled roof tubes and second pass
» Convective & radiant superheater
» Regenerative trisector type/bisector type air preheater
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Carolina
Type
Radiant
Boiler

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» Burners on front & rear

» B&W low NOx burners
» Arranged by level
»Uniform heat input
across furnace width
»Uniform gas
temperature
»Reduced slagging

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Large arch
» Prevent hot gas
by
by--passing
platens
» Eliminate slag
initiation area at
lower leading
edge of
secondary
superheater
» Improves
cleanliness and
run time with
difficult coals

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Natural circulation
» B&W drum internals
»Wide level range
»Steam separation from
water
»Water separation from
steam
» B&W Ribbed Tubes
»Hopper to roof

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Natural circulation
» B&W drum internals
»Wide level range
»Steam separation from water
»Water separation from steam

Steam Outlet Stub

Cyclone

Feed Water
Pipe

Riser Stub
Downcomer

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Gas Tight Construction
» Water cooled
membrane wall furnace
enclosure
» Steam cooled
membrane wall
convection pass
enclosure
» All welded tight roof
construction

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Parallel back pass

» Reheat temperature
control by gas biasing

Idler Bearing
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Kansas City Power & Light » 550 MW
Hawthorn, Unit 5 » Main Steam
»4,000,000 lb/hr
»2600 psi, 1005F
» RH Steam
»3,600,000 lb/hr
»547 psi, 1005 F
» PRB Coal, 2001 Operation

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Typical Subcritical Boiler and

Environmental Equipment for
Pulverized Coal

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Demonstrated Benefits of B&W’s

Wall--mounted Burners
Wall
» Complete combustion near the burner
» Low carbon in ash
» Low NOx & ultra low NOx burners feasible
» Superior turndown ratio (without oil support)
» Flexibility of individual burner operation
» Number of burners independent of number of mills

» No flame impingement on furnace walls

» Furnace width independent of depth (flexibility in
furnace design)
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PC
PC--Fired Low NOX DRB-
DRB-XCL® Burner
with Conical Diffuser
Stationary Vane

Sliding Air Air Measuring

Damper Pitot Grid Outer Zone
Adjustable
Vane

Inner Zone
Adjustable
Conical Vane
Diffuser

Pulverized Coal
and
Primary Air Inlet

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Low NOX DRB-

DRB-XCL™ Burner Combustion Zones
Outer Zone &
Inner Zone Inner secondary air zone
Adjustable with recirculation to base of
Sliding Air Air Spin Vanes flame
Damper Measuring
Device

Pulverized
Coal and
Primary Air Outer secondary air
zone air mixing

A High temperature, fuel rich devolatizing zone

B Formation of NOx reducing species
C NO decomposition
D Char oxidation (carbon burnout) 19
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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MILL

» Babcock & Wilcox

technology

» Higher wear life

» Lower power consumption

» Lower rejects rate

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» Requires minimum
number of replacement
of parts
» Allows easy
maintenance
» Capable of grinding
wide variety of coals

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Axial Fans

» Axial fans for higher capacity PA and FD

applications
» Higher efficiency
» Variable Blade Pitch Control
» Quick and responsive control system
» Easier maintenance

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Air Pre-
Pre-Heater

» Regenerative Type Rotary APH

» Non
Non--contact type sealing arrangement
» Double seal arrangement to minimise air to gas
ingress
» Less wear and tear at the seals
» May be tri-
tri-sector type/bisector type.

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Typical Tri-
Tri-sector Type Regenerative Air
Pre--Heater
Pre

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Thank You

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